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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 June 2020

On Thursday 11 June, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind11.83 GW41%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.76 GW10%Solar1.31 GW5%Gas5.23 GW18%Imports3.12 GW11%Nuclear4.11 GW14%28.1GW AVERAGE41%10%18%11%14%
Price
£27.84/MWh
Day average £27.84
Demand28.1GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables47%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
110g/kWh
0Day average 110300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 June 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £27.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 09:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (91 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (130 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.16/MWh at 03:30 to £38.33/MWh at 21:00. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.314.6%Wind 11.8341.4%Gas 5.2318.3%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 2.769.6%Nuclear 4.1114.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.6 · 04:50Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
71 Out
4
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 June 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Jun
Imported
71GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.11GWImporting

In 28.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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